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an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
Origin:
1570–80;
<
Middle French
<
Latin
arepennis
half-acre <
Gaulish;
akin to MIr
airchenn
unit of area
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arpent
(ˈɑːpənt,
French
arpɑ̃)
—
n
1.
a former French unit of length equal to 190 feet (approximately 58 metres)
2.
an old French unit of land area equal to about one acre: still used in Quebec and Louisiana
[C16: from Old French, probably from Late Latin
arepennis
half an acre, of Gaulish origin; related to Middle Irish
airchenn
unit of land measure]
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